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The EU Commission and the African Union will hold a ministerial meeting on 21 May — ahead of a leaders’ summit later this year, though a date for the latter is yet to be set (Photo: Peter Teffer)

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New wine in old bottles? EU pushing old trade deals on Africa before summit

The European Commission says that part of its response to US president Donald Trump’s trade wars will be to "diversify" the bloc’s trade partnerships, as it seeks to reduce its reliance on transatlantic trade. 

In the case of Africa, that means a new push to encourage countries to ratify economic partnership agreements with the E...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The EU Commission and the African Union will hold a ministerial meeting on 21 May — ahead of a leaders’ summit later this year, though a date for the latter is yet to be set (Photo: Peter Teffer)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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